1) The document provides instructions for assembling miniatures from a printable PDF file, including scoring lines, cutting out pieces, and gluing them together.
2) It also offers optional tips like lining the bases with black ink and suggestions for printing on thick paper like cardstock for rigidity.
3) Templates are provided for different units - mages, standard bearers, warriors and archers - in both color and black-and-white versions with or without borders.
1) The document provides instructions for assembling miniatures from a printable PDF file, including scoring lines, cutting out pieces, and gluing them together.
2) It also offers optional tips like lining the bases with black ink and suggestions for printing on thick paper like cardstock for rigidity.
3) Templates are provided for different units - mages, standard bearers, warriors and archers - in both color and black-and-white versions with or without borders.
1) The document provides instructions for assembling miniatures from a printable PDF file, including scoring lines, cutting out pieces, and gluing them together.
2) It also offers optional tips like lining the bases with black ink and suggestions for printing on thick paper like cardstock for rigidity.
3) Templates are provided for different units - mages, standard bearers, warriors and archers - in both color and black-and-white versions with or without borders.
1) The document provides instructions for assembling miniatures from a printable PDF file, including scoring lines, cutting out pieces, and gluing them together.
2) It also offers optional tips like lining the bases with black ink and suggestions for printing on thick paper like cardstock for rigidity.
3) Templates are provided for different units - mages, standard bearers, warriors and archers - in both color and black-and-white versions with or without borders.
1. OPTIONAL: Score along noted lines (center of each min-
iature group and where the miniature and the black base meet). This will allow for cleaner lines when fold- ing the miniature. 2. Cut along outer lines—this will separate the miniature groups from one another. 1 3. Fold each miniature group along the central score line, printed sides facing out. 4. Glue folds to one another. Leave the circular base tabs unglued. 5. Cut the vertical cut lines to separate the miniatures. 2 Fold the tabs out to serve as a base, and cut away the outside of the base. At this point, you can use your min- iature on the tabletop. 6. OPTIONAL: Using a black marker, sharpie, or black ink of 3 your choice, line the cut edge of the base with black ink. 7. OPTIONAL: Cut out the miniature from its rectangle, leaving a thick black line around the miniature
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Extra Tips and Tricks Printer Settings: The settings of your printer and PDF Application Page Ranges: Use the “Pages Option” under the Pages to Print will ensure the best quality prints to take onto the tabletop. setting to only print the sections you need from this pdf. Page While each application and printer has different settings, the numbers are provided at the bottom of each page to allow the below recommendations are a good start to great prints. user to know exactly what they need to print.
Scaling: While Chimeric Creation’s PDFs are formatted for letter
paper, sufficient margins are left to allow you to print unscaled pages on A4 paper. It is recommended to turn off any scaling set by your PDF Application to print these miniatures at the proper size. Review your PDF software to disable any scaling—it is com- Print only what you need! Print range settings
monly found under “Page Sizing & Handling”, or “Print Han-
dling”. Paper: Printing on thick paper such as cardstock will ensure that cut out miniatures remain rigid during gameplay. 110 lb Card- stock is a cost-effective option for sturdy printouts. In addition, photo paper is usually thick enough to result in rigid printouts and provide quality prints (if you set your printer for photo pa- per, discussed under “Printer Properties”). Sizing and Handling settings in Adobe Acrobat If you plan to use photo paper, it is recommended to print on matte paper — glossy photo papers are harder to cut with an Printer Properties: If your printer allows it, make sure to set craft knife. your print quality to “high” for the best quality prints. In addi- tion, if using photo paper to print your miniatures, ensure your printer is set to print on the appropriate media type. Black Lining: For cutouts lined with a black border, using black ink or a marker to color the cut edges goes a long way to giving a miniature a professional look. Try using the side of the ink/ market nib to color the cut edge to reduce the risk of coloring the printed areas of the cutout. Markers with “india ink” work Selection Properties next to “Printer”... well for this purpose.
… to change paper type, print quality, and other settings.
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Mage and Standard Bearers—Borderless Color
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Warriors with Spears and Archers—Borderless Color
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Mage and Standard Bearers—Bordered Color
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Warriors with Spears and Archers— Border Color
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Mage and Standard Bearers—No Border Black-and-White
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Warriors with Spears and Archers—Borderless Black-and-White
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Mage and Standard Bearers—Bordered Black-and-White
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Warriors with Spears and Archers— Bordered Black-and-White